A tree surgeon was left pinned to the floor after a large branch came crashing down onto him.

The man, 23, was working with two colleagues near Cypress Street, Harpurhey, this morning when he was hit by part of a 30ft sycamore.

A tree surgeon was left pinned to the floor after a large branch came crashing down onto him.

The man, 23, was working with two colleagues near Cypress Street, Harpurhey, this morning when he was hit by part of a 30ft sycamore.

Firefighters from Blackley, central Manchester and Oldham stations were called to the scene. Crews cut hole in a metal fence to allow ambulance staff to reach the tree surgeon as the accident happened near allotments.

Paramedics took him to North Manchester General with suspected spine and internal injuries.

Ian Hughes, watch manger at Blackley fire station, said: "Part of the tree landed on him and though he was conscious and breathing he was in obvious pain.

"It was a large tree with thick branches and it pinned him to the floor so he had to crawl out. The branch whacked him on the torso and bent him double."

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